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No Mention of Robotaxi as Tesla Launches Ride-Hailing in San Francisco

Insurance Journal

Tesla launched a ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, without indicating whether it would be using self-driving vehicles that power its Austin, Texas operations. California has not permitted Tesla to offer robotaxi service,...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

The Huge Opportunity for Efficiency

Insurance Thought Leadership

The Huge Opportunity for Efficiency Operational Efficiency sradomski Thu, 07/31/2025 - 14...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

PERILS Offers Severe Convective Storm Loss Reporting for Europe, Japan, New Zealand

Insurance Journal

PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the inclusion of severe convective storm (SCS) industry loss reporting for Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lu...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Broker WTW Beats Q2 Profit Estimates on Robust Product Demand

Insurance Journal

Willis Towers Watson beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by a strong performance in its risk and brokerage business. Despite rising premium costs, businesses increased spending on insurance products as they priori...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

UK Air-Traffic Outage Caused by Radar Canceled 150 Flights

Insurance Journal

The air-traffic control outage that disrupted UK flights on Wednesday afternoon was caused by an unspecified radar-related issue, leading to more than 150 canceled flights in one of the busiest travel periods of the year. The service interruption res...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Vast number of Global Re underwriters that joined Ryan Re key part of renewal rights deal: Markel’s...

Reinsurance News

Simon Wilson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Markel Insurance, said recently that a really important part of the firm’s deal to sell the renewal rights for its Global Reinsurance business to Nationwide, was the large number of the reinsura...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Oklahoma Announces New Zip Codes for Fortified Homes Program

Insurance Journal

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has announced 63 zip codes across the state for the third and final pilot launch of OKReady, the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes program. A list of the third pilot zip codes can be found on the …

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Bridgepoint to acquire majority stake in HBC

Reinsurance News

Bridgepoint, a quoted private asset growth investor, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in HBC (Hanseatic Broking Center), an independent SME+ insurance distribution platform in the DACH region, from Preservation Capital Partners. HBC was foun...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

AI, Crypto Securities Class Actions on Track for Highs in 2025: Cornerstone

Insurance Journal

Overall numbers of securities class actions filed in the first half of 2025 are in line with last year, but artificial intelligence- and cryptocurrency-related filings are on the rise. According to a report by Cornerstone Research in collaboration wi...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Reinsurance rates remain strong in ‘very hard’ property cat market: Everest CEO

Reinsurance News

Jim Williamson, CEO of Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company Everest, has disregarded talk of a soft property cat market, describing rates as very strong and the market as very hard while discipline has been maintained. During Everest’s...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Tort Reform Gains Ground as Nuclear Verdicts Reshape Liability Landscape

Risk & Insurance

Sedgwick analysis finds stark contrasts between states implementing comprehensive legal reforms and those facing escalating litigation costs. The post

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Orlando Joins Florida’s Stadium Boom With $420 Million Bond Sale

Insurance Journal

Orlando plans to borrow more than $420 million to renovate Camping World Stadium, joining a wave of Florida cities pouring public funds into stadium projects. The city plans to sell about $420 million of tax-exempt bonds on Thursday to modernize &#82...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Five Alabama Jail Medical Staff Indicted in Death of Mentally Ill Inmate

Insurance Journal

Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell. The indictment unsealed Tuesday brings the …

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

The Hanover reports higher net income of $157m for Q2’25

Reinsurance News

The Hanover Insurance Group has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $157.1 million, lower catastrophe losses of $107.5 million and an improved combined ratio of 92.5%. Net income in Q2 2025 saw...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Luxembourg Probes Possible Wrongdoing Tied to China CO2 Credits

Insurance Journal

Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European companies to reduce their CO2 footprints. “The Prosecutor General’s office is currently investigat...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Parents Want More Warnings After Brain-Eating Amoeba Killed Son in SC Lake

Insurance Journal

Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain …

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes

Insurance Journal

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk of being depleted following the deadly wildfires that struck Los Angeles County in January. The plan would channel an addit...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Salvage Operation Begins in Miami Barge Collision That Killed Two Girls

Insurance Journal

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said it was beginning a salvage operation on Tuesday while investigating the cause of a boat collision near Miami that left two girls dead, one of whom was identified by family friends as …

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Commercial property rates flatline while liability costs climb: The Baldwin Group

Reinsurance News

The Baldwin Group, an insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has released its Q2 2025 Market Pulse Report, providing a clear view into a commercial insurance market that is becoming increasingly divided. According to the report, stability and rene...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Liberty GTS appoints Jared Lavinthal as Head of Tax, Americas

Reinsurance News

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (Liberty GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the appointment of Jared Lavinthal as Head of Tax for the Americas. Based in New York City, Lavinthal will report to Hilary Weiss, Head of Americas...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Damages Exceed $3 Million After Towboat Strikes Iowa Bridge

Insurance Journal

Damages totaled more than $3 million after a tow pilot struck components of an Iowa bridge in May 2024, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a recent investigation report. According to an NTSB news release issued Tuesday, the towing &#823...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Ascot & Antares Capital to launch Bermuda-based reinsurance sidecar, Wayfare Re

Reinsurance News

Global specialty re/insurance firm Ascot Group Limited and alternative credit manager Antares Capital have partnered to launch Wayfare Reinsurance Limited, a Bermuda-based reinsurance sidecar, together with Canro Re Limited, a Bermuda-based segreg...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Brookfield Wealth Solutions to acquire Just Group in £2.4bn deal

Reinsurance News

A wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS) is set to acquire London life insurer Just Group. Brookfield will reportedly pay 220 pence per share in cash, valuing Just Group’s equity at £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion). Brookfield sai...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Skyward Specialty’s net income rises 25% to $38.8m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurance company, reported net income of $38.8 million for the second quarter of 2025, representing a 25.16% increase from $31 million in the same period of 2024. Mea...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

WTW posts 5% organic revenue growth as net income rises 134% in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Global insurance broking group WTW has reported flat revenue of $2.3 billion for the second quarter of 2025 with solid organic revenue growth in both Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking, and a 134% year-on-year rise in net income to...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Markel Insurance Selling Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide

Carrier Management

Markel Insurance Selling Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide In se...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Ascot & Antares Capital reportedly partnering on $500m reinsurance sidecar Wayfare Re

Reinsurance News

Insurer and reinsurer Ascot Group is reportedly partnering with Antares Capital, a private-credit firm, on a $500 million transaction to create a Bermuda-based reinsurance sidecar called Wayfare Reinsurance, according to a report by The Wall Stree...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Descartes promotes Qin to Head of APAC and Seow to Head of SE Asia

Reinsurance News

Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has promoted Ben Qin to Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) and WeeBeng Seow as the Head of Southeast (SE) Asia. The parametric specialist is...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025

Markel Insurance Selling Reinsurance Renewal Rights to Nationwide

Insurance Journal

Markel Insurance is running off its global reinsurance business and selling renewal rights to the $1.2 billion book to Nationwide, according to Markel Group and Nationwide in separate announcements on Wednesday. Neither company disclosed financial te...

Posted: Jul 31, 2025